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While researchers probe deeper into understanding CCD, or colony collapse disorder, and beekeepers work harder to improve bee health, ordinary citizens can help the honeybee too.
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Honeybees pollinate about one-third of crop species in the U.S. If bee colonies were so severely affected by CCD that pollination stopped, could we lose these crops forever?
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(Airs Sunday, July 26) In the winter of 2006, millions of bees vanished from their hives without a trace. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers -- and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.
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New numbers suggest that bees may be bouncing back from yearly declines, but experts remain concerned about their future.
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NATURE Online asked Dennis van Engelsdorp, Pennsylvania's acting state beekeeper, to comment on recent developments in the investigation into Colony Collapse Disorder.
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In June 2008, NATURE checked in with Pennsylvania's acting state beekeeper, Dennis van Engelsdorp, for an update on the investigation into Colony Collapse Disorder.
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